Open AccessLoneliness as a Public Health Issue: The Impact of Loneliness on Health Care Utilization Among Older Adults
Author(s) -
Kerstin Gerst-Emerson,
Jayani Jayawardhana
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2014.302427
Subject(s) - loneliness , medicine , public health , psychological intervention , gerontology , health care , health and retirement study , psychiatry , nursing , economics , economic growth
We aimed to determine whether loneliness is associated with higher health care utilization among older adults in the United States.